Vaginal douche pipe



April 5, 1932. E. M. I Ewls 1,852,351

VAGINAL DOUCHE PIPE Filed April 2, 1928 INVENTOR Patented Apr. 5, 1932EVERETT MARION LEWIS, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA VAGINAL DOUCHE PIPE Applicationfiled April 2, 1928. Serial No. 266,618.

The invention relates to improvements in vaginal douche pipes in whichastop cock or valve is provided in the internal pipe near its proximalend and a groove or catch is provided in the said internal pipe near itsdistal end for the attachment of a soft collapsible bulb.

The objects of my invention are, first7 to provide a means of using adetachable soft collapsible perforated elastic bulb for the effectivenon-irritating use of any cleansing vaginal. douche solution orapplication of any medical solution usually recommended for use in thetreatment of diseased conditions of the vagina or cervix uteri; second,to provide a practical readily accessible means of cutting` ott orregulating the flow of a vaginal douche solution into and through adetachable soft collapsible perforated elasticbulb while the said bulbis inserted in the vaginal canal; with the foregoing objects in view Ihave provided vaginal douche pipes comprising a rigid external pipe anda rigid slidable internal pipe and a stop cock located in the nozzleportion of the rigid slidabl-e internal pipe and have provided adetachable soft collapsible perforated elastic bulb for use inconnection with the said vaginal douche pipes. The rigid external pipehas thin Walls Which are so shaped that there is provided an enlargedproximal and distal end portion, there are no perforations or openingsin its walls laterally except a median slot and a right and left sideslot to accommodate the stock of a stop cock and to permit of itsadjustment and use. The said external pipe serves as a housing for therigid slidable internal pip-c and as ay means of controlling andinserting the detachable soft collapsible perforated elastic bulb intothe vaginal canal. The rigid slidable internal pipe has thin wallsexcept near its proximal end where there is provided a comparativelythick enlarged portion to accommodate a stop cock, the said pipe has noperforations or openings in its Walls laterally except an opening in itsenlarged proximal end portion in which there is fitted a stop cock, ithas a provision at its proximal end for the attachment of a rubber hoseor tubing and has a groove or catch at its distal end which provides ameans of holding the neck of the detachable' soft collapsible perforatedelastic bulb and retaining the said bulb in position While it is beingused with a vaginal douche solution, the said rigidslidable internalpipe together with its stop `cockserves to control or regulate the flowof a vaginal douche solution into and through the detachable softcollapsible perforated elastic bulb. The stop cock which I have providedfor use in connection with the said vaginal douche pipes and which islocated in the nozzle portion of `the rigid slidable internal pipeserves as a `means of cutting oft or regulating the flow of -a solutionthrough the nozzle portion of the said pipe. The detachable softcollapsible perforated elastic bulb which I have provided for use inconnection Withthe said vaginal douche pipes is of globular shape andhas thin elastic walls which are provided with numerous smallperforations to permit of an adequate fiovv of a vaginal douchesolution, the said bulbbefore use isto be attached `in the groove orcatch in the distal end of the rigid slidable internal pipe. when it isso attached and When it is inserted into the vaginal canal together withthe rigid external pipe and the rigid `slidable internal pipe and avaginal douche solution from a fountain syringe or other container isallowed to flow into it itv becomes expanded or rounded out and forms acushion and at the same time allows a free flow of the douche solutionto spray out through the numerous perforations in its eX- panded wall-s;the said bulb by its expansion produces an expansion of the walls of thevagina and while being used by an upward and downward movement in thevaginal canal it serves to wipe away or dislodge impurities and by aliquid flowing through its numerous small perforations it serves toeffectively cleanse thevaginal canal and cervix uteri by spraying anysolution usually recommended or used for a vaginal douche and serves toeffectively apply medicine in solution as a treatment for variousdiseased conditions of the vagina and cervix uteri.

One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a view of the device as it appears when ready to beinserted into the vaginal canal. Figure 2, a view of the device as itwould appear while in use after being inserted into the vaginal canalexcept the shape of the soft collapsible bulb`3 while in use isvariable. Figure 3, a sectional view of the distal end-s of pipes l and2 and sectional view of soft collapsible bulb 3 shown as they appearready to be inserted into the vaginal canalV (see Figure l). Figure 4, asectional view of the ends of pipes land2 and vsectional view of softcollapsible bulb 3 shown vas they would appear while in useafterbeingin'serted into the vaginal canal except the shape .of the softcollapsible bulb 3 while in use is variable (see Figure 2). p Figure 5,a sectional view of internal pipe 2showing venlarged portion near its'proximal end which accommodates stop cock or valve 4. Figure 6, asectional view of the distal ends of pipes 1 kand f2 :and sectional viewof soft collapsible bulb 3.*showing internal pipe 2 in an extendedVposition with soft collapsible bulb 3 collapsed and attached ingrooveor 4catch which is provided near the distal end of said internalpipe 2.

The vaginal douche lpipes described and claimed in this specification:and illustrated by the accompanying drawings may be manufactured ofhard rubber or of other hard substances as celluloid, etc., or the pipesmay be manufactured of a metallic substance. The soft collapsible bulb 3`which is to be used in l.connection with the vaginal -douche pipes isto be manufactured of soft rubber or of other soft substance which is.adaptableto the production of a :suitable thin Walled collapsible bulb.i

The external pipe l serves as a housing .and

vas a control for the internal pipe 2 and as a housing and control forthe soft collapsible bulb 3. The proximal ,end of external pipe 1 haslYan enlarged portion to .accommodate the enlarged proximal end portionof internal pipe `2 and :the said external pipe l has an lenlargedportion at its distal end to accommodate the :soft collapsible bulb 3,The yenlarged proximal end portion of-external pipe l is provided with.a median slot, said median slot has a right Vand lef-t side slot nearits distal end, the said median and side slots :accommodate stock ofstop cock or valve 4 which is located in internal pipe 2 near itsproximal end; the stock of said stop cock or ward Von knob or handle 5;when the said knob or handle 5 is pushed forward for a Sullicientdistance the stock of stop cock or valve 4 to which it is attached maybe enga-ged in either the right or left side slot (see Figure 2) whichaffords a temporary fixed position of the partly extended internal pipe2 and of the soft collapsible bulb 3 permitting the said bulb to be usedas'illustrated by Figures 2 and 4; when said stock of stop cock or valve4 is not engaged in either of the right or left side slot but pushedforward to the full length of the median slot it produces an extended`position `of internal pipe 2 which permits of the 'attachment orremoval of the soft collapsiblebulb 3 (see Figure 6) which is performedby stretching the neck of the said bulb and drawing it on or od over thedistal end of Vinternalpip'e 2. In attaching the softcollapsib'le bulb 3its neck is stretched and drawn over the distal end of internal pipe 2until the marginal band-of the neck of said bulb reaches a groove orcatch which is provided for it near the distal end of internal pipe f2;the marginal band ofthe neck of said bulb is then allowed to drop intothe said groove -or catch which retains it in position for use.

The yenlarged distal end portion `of external pipe l serves as a housingor control for soft collapsible bul-b 3 while it is being inserted intothe vaginal-canal; the said bulb first being attached to the distal endof internal pipe 2 is drawn backward in its housing or external pipe 1where it is retained while being inserted into the vaginal canal, afteri't is inserted said bulb together with internal pipe 2 is pushedforward by pushing forward on knob or handle 5 until the' stock of stopcock or valve 4 reaches the right and left' side slots where it is to beengaged in Yone of the sai-d slots which retains internal pipe 2 andsoft collapsible bulb 3 in an extended position as shown in Figures 2and 4 ed by soft rubber tubing or some other kindV of softtubing withthe proximal end' of internalpipe 2. As the softV collapsible bulb 3becomes filled with a liquid flowing into it there is produced a'rounding out or expansion of the said bulb which forms' a soft cushionpermitting of its manipulation without irritation orV injury to thecervix uteri (the Vlower and narrow end of the womb) or to the vaginalcanal; when they soft collapsible bulb 3 is in use and is rounded out orexpanded by a liquid which flows out through its numerous openings thesaid bulb tends to adapt itself tothe contour of the walls ofv thevagina and aids in cleaning the said walls and also aids 1u cleaning thecervix uteri by its wiping effect which is produced by an upward anddownward movement of the vaginal douche pipes. The opening through stopcock or valve 4 permits of an adequate flow of a liquid through internalpipe 2 that is generally used as a vaginal douche. Screw plug 6 retainsstop cock or valve il in posi- 'tion and closes the opening in internalpipe 2 Which is provided Jfor assembling said stop ooelr or valve 4:.

I ani aware that prior to iny invention vaginal douche pipes have beenmade for use in connection With fountain syringes and other containersand I am also aware that stop cocks or valves have been made for use incutting off or controlling the loW of a liquid from fountain syringesand other containers into and through vaginal douche pipes or syringetips. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly; but

I claim:

In a Vaginal douche nozzle an external pipe, a rigid internal pipelongitudinally slidable therein, a stop cook on said internal pipe tocontrol the lovv of a liquid therethrough, a stock portion of said stopcook Cooperating with longitudinal and lateral slots in the externalpipe to forni a bayonet lock holding the inner pipe in a longitudinallyadjusted position With regard to the outer one.

EVERETT MARION LEWIS.

